Chief adviser sits with political parties as second day of discussions commence

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has sat with political parties to continue what began on Saturday to mitigate the ongoing political discord.

Representatives of 11 parties are in a dialogue with Yunus at his official residence at State Guest House Jamuna since 5:50pm in the first phase of Sunday’s meetings. Another nine parties are scheduled to meet the chief advisor at 7pm.

In the first stage, Yunus is meeting Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) President Oli Ahmad, Nagorik Oikya President Mahmudur Rahman Manna, Biplobi Workers Party General Secretary Saiful Haque, Ganosamhati Andolan Chief Coordinator Zonayed Saki, Rastro Songskar Andolan Chief Coordinator Hasnat Kaiyum, Amar Bangladesh Party (AB Party) Member Secretary Mujibur Rahman Bhuiyan Manju, former Bangladesh Communist Party president Mujahidul Islam Khan Selim, former Socialist Party of Bangladesh (BaSad) convenor Khalequzzaman Bhuiyan, Jatiya Gana Front Convenor Tipu Biswas, Bhasani Janashakti Party Chairman Sheikh Rafiqul Islam Bablu and Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) General Secretary Shahid Uddin Mahmud Swapan.

Later, Yunus will meet representatives of nine Islamic groups, including Islamic orator Sadiqur Rahman, Islamic Andolan Bangladesh chief Syed Muhammad Rezaul Karim, Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis Secretary General Mamunul Haque, Khelafat Majlis Secretary General Ahmed Abdul Quader, Hifazat-e Islam Bangladesh Joint Secretary General Azizul Hoque, Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam Bangladesh Secretary General Monjurul Islam Afendi, Gono Odhikar Parishad President Nurul Haque Nur, Bangladesh Nizam-e Islam Party Secretary General Musa Bin Izhar and Islami Oikyajote Secretary General Shakhawat Hossain Razi.

On Saturday night, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Jamaat-e-Islami and the National Citizen Party (NCP) held separate meetings with the chief advisor to discuss issues involving the trials of cases related to the July Uprising, election and state reforms.